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A newspaper in the Netherlands reports that Royal Caribbean has to pay at least 600,000 in fines for violating labor rules and regulations while the Oasis of the Seas was in the Netherlands. The newspaper says that ship employees lacked disneyland hotel anaheim ca proper residence papers and worked excessive hours. Some of the crew members worked up to 16 hours per day the inspectors disneyland hotel anaheim ca found.
The newspaper explains that the Oasis was undergoing maintenance disneyland hotel anaheim ca and repairs while in dry-dock in in Rotterdam last month. Inspectors at the Netherlands labor department informed Royal Caribbean Cruises in advance that when its cruise ship would be in Rotterdam it would have to adhere to Dutch rules and legislation.
disneyland hotel anaheim ca When we interview Royal Caribbean crew members, without exception they tell us that the cruise line requires them to work in excess of the hours permitted by the Maritime disneyland hotel anaheim ca Labour Convention. disneyland hotel anaheim ca The ship employees have to arrive at work early and attend meetings but they are not permitted to clock in. When they work over 10 hours, they have to clock out and keep working. When they are pressed to work extra hours preparing for USPH inspections, they are required to work off the clock.
It remains to be seen whether Rotterdam receives any more work from Royal Caribbean in the future. Royal Caribbean has decided that the dry-dock repairs needed for sister ship Allure of the Seas will be performed in Cadiz, Spain.
October 15 2014 Update : A Dutch law firm indicates that 77 Philippines and 8 South-Americans worked on the Oasis without a permit. With a 12,000 fine per person, the fine could amount to one million euro s. The Dutch firm is urging Royal Caribbean to appeal the fine, claiming that there is an exception for crew members working aboard sea going vessels.
disneyland hotel anaheim ca October 16 2014 Update : There is a very active discussion disneyland hotel anaheim ca about this story on our Facebook page . Over 1,600 people have liked it, over 500 shared disneyland hotel anaheim ca it and over 400 people have commented. Most seem to be crew members. As the cruise line overworks and underpays its crew members, the cruise executives at Royal Caribbean enjoy over $100,000,000 disneyland hotel anaheim ca in cruise stock. Read: The Rich Get Richer .
Its not only RCL, its all of the cruisers, every single one of them. Crew members are not your slaves, they are alive and human, although not treated humanely at all. Make an effort to change maritime laws for greedy cruise line industry and cut the working hours of crew members. Most of the work can be organized not to even have extra crew to fill in, but rather be sensible with working hours duties and organization. For instance, a crew member can work 8 hours per day 7 days a week, without changing a single thing. How? Stop using crewmembers as toys and stop using them when they are completely not needed for some duties.
It's very simple. No one is forcing them to work there. If you don't like the working conditions, leave. This is no different than the McDonald's employees disneyland hotel anaheim ca protesting for higher wages (way too high). If you don't like the working conditions, leave.
i worked in oasis, and is real history, the work is to hard every day, don't have a day off, and the payment is very low, and the condition is tired, I know many Crewmembers are crying in their room, because they feel the work is a too much for the 650 dollars. many people are working extra to cover all your money to go.
I am a crew member working for the carnival corporation and I had been in this industry for over 17 years. disneyland hotel anaheim ca Yes it is true, we worked hard and long hours but it is encouraged by all our managers to log the working hours correctly. As per the MLC 2006 every crew member have the right to rest 10 hours within 24 hours period. Out of those 10 hours 6 of them have to be of continues rest (one block) and then the second one could be of 4 hours. Any ways at the end of the day, it is the responsibility of every single crew member to log their working hours, Sometimes they are just lazy and do not want to do so, so they just confirmed disneyland hotel anaheim ca 10 hours of work per day and then they are complaining. As a crew member, I have done a lot within the last 17 years. If you work hard, you can see the money. Now if in RCI (worked 10 years) I was able to be promoted but in Carnival there is still ethnic issues and it depends where you are coming from (Holland) you will get promoted
Its is surprising that most of the cruise company operate from USA . And there is no justice for crew member done even after some cruise line were sued in the past but the situation remains the same.
I agree that the majority disneyland hotel anaheim ca of cruise disneyland hotel anaheim ca lines do treat their staff like slaves. They are under constant scrutinization from their supervisors and work odd hours. They could be called to work the early morning breakfast tour, then have a few hours off, but back to work the evening dinner hours. This means up early around 5:30/6 a.m. until approximately 11/11:30 and then called back for dinner disneyland hotel anaheim ca from 5 to midnight or even later and this is 7 days in a row for anywhere disneyland hotel anaheim ca from 6 to 9 months.
disneyland hotel anaheim ca Actually most are practically being forced to work there. Some of the crew come from very poor foreign countries. At home there is no work that will allow them to survive. Some have multiple disneyland hotel anaheim ca generations of family members to take care of. They may be the only male in their household other than the elders, and yes in their culture the males are the only ones that work. Their wages are very low, only 300-400 a week, but to them that wage is like $1000. So they desperately need this job and there is no other job at home that can provide as much as a cruise ship. So they must play nice on the ship and do as they are told. Clocking out so that they are working off the clocking is illegal. It is slavery since they are not being compensated for that extra time. By maritime law their salary is based on the max that they are legally allowed to work. So any time worked after the legal time is slavery because they aren't getting paid and they can't say no for fear of losing their job and not being able to then provide for their family.
I worked cruise ships for 4 years but as an American I had a choice, if they asked me to work more than the legal amount I'd tell them to F off. I didn't fear losing my job because if they did fire me I could totally find another job at home that would pay the same. Also I would have the option to sue them for wrongful termination. I never worked more than 10hours a day ( below legal maritime limit) I rarely even worked 8 hours a day but did watch several crew members almost work 16-18hrs in a day.
its about time! !! ! crewmembers especially disneyland hotel anaheim ca food and beverage department face horrendous working hours and most we are forced to work off the clock! ! especially with this USPH cleaning! ! ! whenyou do work over time your supervisor will be on your back for it. alot more needs to come under the microscope with these cruise line companies.
As noted above, the new international regulations in MLC2006 were pushed through by many European countries and 3rd world states as well. Now they are actually having to live up to the requirements, surprise?! NOT! I'm grateful that the Dutch have actually lived up to the requirement with respect to CONDUCTING the needed inspections. The Brits have been doing the same. Sadly and wholly expected, RCCL has decided to take their business elswhere...Cadiz, Spain. I hope the Spaniards have the professional integrity to step up to the plate and conduct inspections just like the Dutch. Sadly, I don't expect they will. With an economy in the dump, a big shipyard disneyland hotel anaheim ca job will be MORE important to them and their government than the "discomfort" of a handful of ship crewmembers. I'm quite certain the execs at RCCL have already made that condition part of the contract for their next shipyard job and waving all that money around in their faces. It's worked before, it'll work again. it's what they do and how they operate.
It's the USPH cleanings disneyland hotel anaheim ca that are hurting the crew. The Restaurant and Bar work their prep and service hours, and then are told to clock out to do USPS cleanings until 1:00am disneyland hotel anaheim ca and sometimes as late as 3:00am (Bar Dept.) The Cruise Lines are emphasizing the USPH inspections too much and blatantly lie to the crew telling them that a low USPH score will result in the ship not being able to sail. 100% Not True, you can look this up at the CDC Government website. They do not have the authority to stop the ship from sailing, even with a failing USPH inspection score. Experienced crew members disneyland hotel anaheim ca are no longer working several contracts disneyland hotel anaheim ca due to the numerous additional USPH cleanings. Less experienced crew results in lower service standards and a more dangerous ship environment due to the younger, inexperienced crew. The USPH cleanings are the result of this and until the international regulations (i.e. MLC2006) makes it mandatory for the crew to be clocked in for ALL requested work including cleanings and safety trainings, it is only going to get worse. USPH could also be supportive disneyland hotel anaheim ca from their side and instruct the cruise line to take it easy on the late night cleanings or at least give them a window of when they will be inspected. All of us that work on cruise ships know that the dirtiest things on a cruise ship is what the guests bring on with them.
@Crew Member, out of those rest hours, how many are spent waiting in line for the sh*tty food in crew mess, taking a shower, or doing laundry disneyland hotel anaheim ca when only 5 out of 8-10 machines which crew(~1300) is allowed to use actually WORK? or just preparing for the work so you can even start on time without causing major drama? or trying disneyland hotel anaheim ca to fall asleep next to your roommate , or people in cabins next to you being loud?
I really wonder what is your position. you must think you are some kind of 'manager'. if you haven't figured out already, and you haven't, cruise disneyland hotel anaheim ca lines are highly systemized and idiot proof (SOP's and supervisors for everyone) - everyone is instantly replaceable, disneyland hotel anaheim ca and individually worth next to nothing.
No offense all the crew